Fall 2026
Meets Sunday evening beginning August 30, 2026 from 6-7 p.m. at Seton Hill University’s Performing Arts Center
Members are accepted on a rolling basis. Contact Ramona Coppage at wysorc@verizon.net
String Ensemble is a training group for elementary school string players. Participants learn how to play in a group setting and how to follow a conductor. No audition is necessary. Most members are taking private lessons and can play material equivalent to that found in Suzuki books I and II.
(required for all students)
Conducted by Sarah Ferrell
Sarah Ferrell (Née Morris) has been working as a professional cellist from a young age and performs in a variety of genres ranging from professional symphony orchestras to HBO TV music events. Sarah regularly performs with the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra, Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra Quartet, Erie Philharmonic, and Laurel Valley String Quartet. She has often been called upon to be acting principal or assistant principal of the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra, and is a proud alum of the Westmoreland Youth Symphony where her love of orchestra originated.
Mrs. Ferrell received her B.M. in Cello Performance from the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University, studying under former Baltimore Symphony Principal Cellist, Mihaly Virizlay. She further received her M.M. in Cello Performance from Boston University, studying under Muir String Quartet Cellist, Michael Reynolds. Outside of music Sarah is an avid dog trainer, she trains in Agility and Flyball with her sport dog Artie, and is a foster volunteer for Western PA Italian Greyhound Rescue.
